Gannett grants distributed to local organizations

6:36 PM,
Dec. 29, 2012

Written by

News-Leader staff

The Springfield News-Leader and Gannett Foundation recently distributed $18,950 in grants to four community organizations.

The nonprofits receiving grants were: Boys & Girls Club of Springfield for its after-school Power Hour program; Isabel's House Crisis Nursery of the Ozarks for management training materials; Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation to purchase Love and Logic curriculum and parent handbooks; and the United Way of the Ozarks in support of the annual campaign.

The grants represent the second round of community contributions for 2012, bringing the total grants ...